Ammortal

You're 100% correct: equality sucks. As much as I revere the US Declaration of Independence, it states in the first line of the second paragraph: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." I beg to differ. It's crushingly clear that all people are not created equal. That concept is a Great Lie that US society injects into our heads as soon as it thinks we're able to comprehend. But it IS a lie on so many levels. Not many people have the genetic gifts to play basketball like Michael Jordan. Not many people have the mental acuity to proffer paradigm shifting theories of matter and the universe like Stephen Hawking. Conversely, some people can't tie their shoes or feed themselves. There is a vast spectrum of human ability and noone gets all the abilities. I could go on endlessly, but the topic here is 'Harrison Bergeron.' It's message is very simple: let those with exceptional abilities be free to explore whatever they find important. Harrison Bergeron is John Galt, a man of the mind whose only crime is acting on his mind's mandate to reach out and excel. As Jaques Cousteau said: "When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself." What else is there to say? Let the geniuses through!